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… shouldn’t be discriminated against simply because they are churches. The First Amendment requires the town to … shouldn’t be discriminated against simply because they are churches. The First Amendment requires the town to …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday in Ramirez v. Collier, a case in which prison officials denied the request of John Henry Ramirez—who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death—to have his pastor pray by his side when he is executed: “Mr. Ramirez has come to hold sincere religious beliefs, and his appeal to God in his final moments demands respect and accommodation. The First Amendment right to freely exercise one’s religion extends to ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley regarding a brief that ADF attorneys filed Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration on behalf of four medical organizations and four doctors. The brief urges the high court to keep in place a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit decision that restored critical safeguards to chemical abortion drugs while the lawsuit proceeds: “The FDA should have to answer for the damage it has done to the rule of law and the harm it has caused ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley, vice president of the Center for Life and regulatory practice, regarding a brief in opposition ADF attorneys filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The brief asks the high court to deny the Biden administration’s and Danco Laboratories’ request for the court to hear the case and instead let stand the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit’s ruling that restored critical safeguards for chemical abortion drugs: “Every ...

ADF attorneys file suit against Pittsburgh for unconstitutional ordinance enforced against peaceful sidewalk counselor

… athletes at a disadvantage because the public schools they compete against in athletic events would be required by … athletes at a disadvantage because the public schools they compete against in athletic events would be required by …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Rachel Rouleau regarding a motion to stay and preliminary injunction ADF attorneys filed Thursday with a federal district court in State of Tennessee v. Cardona on behalf of a high-school athlete from West Virginia and Christian Educators Association International, an association of teachers. ADF attorneys are asking the court to immediately halt the Biden administration’s efforts to rewrite Title IX to include “gender identity” in the definition of “sex” in the federal law before that change goes into effect on ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley regarding an emergency request the U.S. Department of Justice and Danco Laboratories, the main purveyor of chemical abortion drugs, filed Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court that asks it to temporarily halt the decision of the federal district court in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit kept in place the part of the district court’s order protecting the health and safety of women and girls by restoring critical ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit’s ruling Friday in Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools, a lawsuit filed on behalf of four female athletes who were consistently deprived of honors and opportunities to compete at elite levels because the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference adopted a policy that allows males who identify as female to compete in girls’ athletic events: “The 2nd Circuit got it wrong, and we’re evaluating all legal options, including appeal ...

Federal appeals court orders SIU to reinstate CLS chapter’s registered status while case moves forward